Scan for Vocabulary level C p. 44-48

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p. 44, par 1
 mention
to say

shorting out
not working

adjust
fix

set
television

stiff
not moving

embraceless
not touching or hugging

dial
button
p. 44, par 2
 entranced
to stare in wonder

frenzied
crazy

mesmerizing
to hold someone's attention

quality
how good or bad something is

lilting
nice sounding
p. 44, par 3
 gestures
movements
p. 44, par 4
 modest
not too proud

curtsy
when females bow

cascaded
flowed, moved

carnation
flower
p. 44, par 5
 afford
have money to buy

reams
stacks of papers
p. 45, par 2
 huff
to make a sound
p. 45, par 3
 encore
to play longer
p. 45, par 8
 ungrateful
not thankful

mutter
to say in a way that is hard to understand
p.45, par 9
 orchestra
many musicians playing together
p. 46, par 2
 peculiar
strange
p. 46, par 3
 deaf
can't hear

conduct
to do

frantic
crazy

sonatas
piece of music
p. 46, par 4
 key
musical tones

treble
highest range of sounds

bass
low sounds
p. 46, par 4
 scale
series of musical notes

chord
a group of musical notes played at the same time

applauded
clapped
p. 46, par 5
 rhythm
pattern of beats in music

staccato
short sounds that don't sound connected
p. 47, par 2
 preludes
a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece

hymns
a religious song
p. 48, par 1
 dutifully
doing a job

petticoats
a skirt that a woman or girl wears under a dress or outer skirt
p. 48, par 2
 lamented
to say you're unhappy

scolding
to say you are in trouble
p. 48, par 5
 secondhand
used by someone else before you bought it